The Other Washington's Lessons

There are other things about George Washington that we should consider when thinking about the founding father of America. There are secrets and initiatives that he left behind for us to understand him and his ideologies. It was no coincidence that he became a famed leader around the world for discovering America. He built the reputation of this country with not only military might but intellectual curiosity. He was not only a military leader to his people but a spiritual leader to them. George Washington was a former secret Baptist Minister who built the Episcopal Church and it was this strong belief that he instilled into those who believed he should lead. He kept a steady hand and did not waver because of his great faith. Yet there are other things Washington left behind for the country to do, we must in good conscience pick up the pieces and open our minds to great thinking that has left so many in wonder:

George Washington was a man respected by women and he won the love of his mother. He would listen to his mother more often since she lived longer than his father and had more to do with what he became. She encouraged him to find his voice and discovered his abilities. She was his first teacher. She left such a great impression on George Washington that he wanted to build a monument to her. "A son's gift to the memory of his mother"- this is where Washington's Monument original came from with the base like the sacred temple of Lincoln's Monument, Washington designed his mother a monument in his journal when she died but he never had the time to build it. The nation took over his duties and was thriving at the time of her death. Washington knew what contribution mothers have on their children and he wanted to honor the mother who gifted the nation with him and have shown her son worthy by role modeling 1st Lady to the world and setting forth inaugurals. She changed the position of women at the time and he did not want to see her work go unrewarded.

It is welcoming to know that Washington filled his house with items all around the world however mostly imported from China. He would have blue and white teacups collection and green vases. Washington believed America should represent the world. That we should be a place where countrymen and countrywomen agreed that this is the best place on earth and what the earth should be. Our economy depends on our relations with the world and our ability to administer justice will determine whether we meet our fate like nations before us. We just learned to work together. We just learned to trust each other because if we don't then the world as we know it will end. We will no longer be a country of justice if we are at war with everyone. Like Ancient Roman, we must not exhaust our strength but consistently abase the strength when needed and on certain instances. We must not threaten allies but welcome their people and economy as we expect them to do of ours except for standing up for what is right and doing so in diplomacy and good character... When we support violent people and dictators, we threaten the very lives of our people. Who can respect a people who constantly rage war on nations? We must be a nation that honors those who came before that represented liberty, life, and pursuit of happiness. We just remembered the struggle for that liberty, freedom, and pursuit and never fail to honor in action as well as words those who gave the utmost sacrifice.